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scurry

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scur·ry  (skûr, skr)
intr.v. scur·ried, scur·ry·ing, scur·ries
1. To go with light running steps; scamper.
2. To flurry or swirl about.
n. pl. scur·ries
1. The act of scurrying.
2. The noise produced by scurrying.

[Probably short for hurry-scurry.]

scurry
Verb
[-ries, -rying, -ried]
to run quickly with short steps
Noun
pl -ries
1. a quick hurrying movement or the sound of this movement
2. a short shower of rain or snow [probably from hurry-scurry]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scurryscurry - rushing about hastily in an undignified way
rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
Verb1.scurry - to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground"
crab - scurry sideways like a crab
run - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time; "Don't run--you'll be out of breath"; "The children ran to the store"

scurry
verb 1. hurry, race, dash, fly, sprint, dart, whisk, skim, beetle, scud, scuttle, scoot, scamper << OPPOSITE amble
Translations
scurry [ˈskʌrɪ] vi to scurry off → escabullirse

scurry [ˈskʌrɪ] vifiler à toute allure;
to scurry off → détaler, se sauver

scurry [ˈskʌrɪ] vihuschen
scurry off scurry viforthasten

scurry [ˈskʌrɪ] visgambare, affrettarsi

scurry
v scurry [ˈskari, (American ) ˈskə:ri]
(usually withaway, ~offetc) to run with short, quick steps It began to rain and we scurried home. trippel يُنْطَلِقُ مُسْرِعاً припкам klusat pile hasten τρέχω με βιαστικά βηματάκια ir corriendo, apresurarse, apurarse lippama با گامهاي كوتاه دويدن sännätä se précipiter לַרוּץ בִּצעדים קְטָנִים दौड़ जाना trčkarati, tapati rohan berlari-lari skjótast, þjóta affrettarsi ちょこちょく走る 황급히 달리다 skuosti, rūkti, lėkti skriet; tipināt bergegas lari haastig rennen pile (av gårde), vimse truchtać correr a se grăbi броситься, поспешить (rýchlo) cupkať drveti odjuriti kila, rusa วิ่งอย่างรวดเร็ว telâşla koşmak 急匆匆地跑 швидко бігти; дременути تیز تیز قدموں سے بھاگنا chạy nhốn nháo
n
an act or a noise of hurrying a scurry of feet. trippel إنْطِلاق، إسْراع препускане capkání, klusot hurtigt løb das Hasten τρεχάλα correteo, movimiento, ruido müdin صداي گامهاي سريع و تند kipitys galopade רִיצָה בִּצעדים קְטָנִים मसूड़ों से रक्त बहने की बीमारी žurba, jurnjava rohanás langkah cepat þeytingur, þys (corsa veloce) 小走り 황급히 달리기, 황급한 발소리 lėkimas rosība; steiga; kņada bunyi sesuatu atau seseorang bergegas lari gedraaf vimsing, raskt løp bieg truchtem correria grabă суета; топот cupkanie, cupot drvenje jurnjava skyndande, ilande การวิ่งอย่างรวดเร็ว koşuşturma 急促奔跑聲 біганина; метушня بھگدڑ کی آواز tiếng chạy nhốn nháo 奔跑


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"Certainly," I replied with inane promptitude, for I had no notion of her drift; but then she ran off in a scurry of laughter, and still puzzled I turned into my room, TO FIND, neatly hung over the end of the bed, nothing less than the dainty petticoat and silk stockings of Sylvia Joy.
You may hurry and scurry, And flurry and worry, You've lost them forever, Forever and aye.
And often they got so interested listening, that when he had finished they found their fire had gone right out; and they had to scurry round to get more sticks and build a new one.
 
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